This handbook is a thirty-lesson course on practical wisdom and the common
foundation which builds a discerning and sapiential life. We humans are
called "homo sapiens" because wisdom or sapience is the basis for all
our learning. In this text each lesson is built upon a short introductory
statement and brief explanatory paragraph. These seek to clarify a particular
principle of practical wisdom. In each lesson this opening material is
followed by a commentary on the principle being introduced, questions
for reflection, further brief readings for understanding, daily exercises
and prayers. The handbook is designed particularly for individuals in
a support group moving through each lesson as a shared experience. It
is suitable for either men's, women's or mixed groups led by a mentor.
It can, however, be beneficial for personal and individual use alone.

This concise edition of just the Psalms themselves, without notes or meditations, is small enough to be carried for personal use. It contains the same poetic translation as the larger text in a beautiful new font and cover that complements the original text. These songs and prayers are the heart-felt cries of men and women as they journey across the troubled landscape of our world.

This is an entirely new translation of the Psalms in the form of contemporary
poetry with historical notes and meditations. There is something healing
and restorative about poetry. It is medicine to the soul, and music to
the human spirit. Without it we live thirsty in a desert land. Poetry
springs from deep within. It may have been the original form of sacred
wisdom. The Hebrew people dared to utter the contents of their hearts
in prayer, and the prayer became pure poetry. This fresh translation seeks
for the music as well as the meaning of the text.

The discovery of the Gospel of Thomas has created an immense flurry of curiosity and speculation. Is the text real? Are these the authentic words of Jesus? If they
are, what does it all mean? This new translation is supported by material to help scholars and students alike explore these sayings in depth.

Unlike other translations, Lynn Bauman's sensitive work is not simply a literal translation. Based on the principle of "dynamic equivalency," its purpose
is to propel the reader/listener into an equivalent experience of language and meaning as the original Coptic text but in English, with equivalent cultural terms and
ideas. It is therefore fresher, more poignant, more direct, and more understandable without being a paraphrase.

In addition, the text has with it a reader's guide. Each saying of Jesus is accompanied by a section that includes Questions for Reflection, an academic translation
of each saying, and notes dealing with translation choices. This enables the student/reader to make discoveries on his or her own through suggestions and questions for
consideration, meditation, and journaling.

Bauman brings this important "secret" gospel, with its radical view of Jesus as a Master of Wisdom, to life as a text to be utilized for contemporary
spiritual practice.

A booklet to assist those who are using the Anglican Rosary in comtemplative prayer. Numerous possible prayers and combinations using
the unique formula of praying the Rosary plus suggestions about creating prayers on one's own.